Foothills Humane Society provides intake to stray animals from Polk County, North Carolina and Gowensville, Campobello and Landrum, South Carolina. Upon intake of a stray animal, the animal is checked for a microchip and every effort is made to contact the owner listed with the microchip. Because FHS must undertake specific intake procedures and feed, water and house the animal until the owner retrieves it, FHS must charge a Return to Owner Fee. This fee is established below:

Fee is waived if animal is retrieved by owner within 24 hours.

$25 fee for animals remaining in the shelter over 25 hours (2nd day)

thereafter $10 per day fee

Upon 72-hour hold period in the shelter with no owner contact, State law provides that the animal becomes FHS property. At this point, the animal has been tested, vaccinated, etc. at FHS’ expense. If an owner retrieves their animal after the 72 hour hold period, the owner must pay regular FHS adoption fee.

Welcome to FHS

Foothills Humane Society (FHS) is a non-profit, 501c3 No-Kill, open-admission, adoption-guarantee animal welfare organization serving the rural foothills of Polk County, North Carolina and Landrum, Campobello and Gowensville in the northern Greenville and Spartanburg counties of South Carolina. Learn more